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Re-locatable housing can be traced back to before the
19th century, but mobile homes as we know them today actually gained considerable popularity after the end of WWII with the
increased demand for affordable housing.
Westfield Trailer Park was one of many mobile home communities that sprang up in response to this demand.

The term “trailer” came from the fact that the original, smaller versions could be pulled behind a vehicle. Although the name evolved to “mobile home”, the term lost
much of its meaning as once a home was moved into a park it was very likely to stay forever, becoming part of the mobile home park community.
This is a depiction of Westfield Trailer Park as it appeared in the 1970's, and as a testament to it's practicality
the original section looks much the same today.

Plan 2170 include five trailer homes from the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's.

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Plan 835 - Vintage Doublewide
Mobile Home

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By the mid 1970's mobile homes had well entrenched
themselves into the realm of affordable housing. As their
popularity as temporary and permanent residences increased, the
designs became more elaborate, and ultimately rivaled some of
their conventional housing equivalents.

The Flamingo was one of the first of the double wide mobile homes, and
were soon seen in mobile home parks across North America. This
is the included cardstock version done in HO scale.

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Mobile homes have come a long way over the years, evolving from over-sized travel trailers designed for occasional relocation by the owner.
They further evolved into ‘modular’ homes, consisting of two, three, or more sections, transported on special frames called floats, usually pulled by short wheelbase, single axel trucks.

Modern modular homes are built to relatively the same standards and codes as “stick-built” homes, and often are placed on conventional concrete foundations.

Single Family Homes:

Plan 704 - Cottage

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Canada had "Victory" housing with "V. L. A. loans", the U.S. had the G. I. Bill to provide low-cost homes to
returning veterans of World War Two. Although small and relatively simple, houses such as these introduced
hundreds of young couples to the pride of home ownership.

To dress up a fairly basic design, many builders went from a simple gable roof to a hip roof,
which was often referred to as a "cottage" roof. They were a little more labor intensive, but pushed the element of
prestige within the limited budget.

These examples are constructed from 3/16" foam core, and finished with textured spray paint to provide a stucco appearance.

Plan 784 - Cottage

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This is another simple classic design than first appeared in Canada and the U.S. in the early 1900’s, and is still popular today for
vacation cottages. This small home had a building footprint of only 28 ft by 28 ft, but the two dormers allowed extra space in the attic for two extra bedrooms.

This model is constructed with foam core walls and roof with a texture (stucco) finish, but would look equally authentic in a variety of building materials.
Windows and doors available from
Northeastern Scale Lumber Co.

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Plan 892 - CNoR Section House

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Railway section houses took various forms and could be used for anything from railway worker housing
to storage or maintenance of railway equipment. The CNoR Railway, (later to become part of CNR), built several
combination Station/Section Houses which were often used as accommodation for the Stationmaster and his family.
This version included a passenger waiting room on the main floor.

Plan 906 - Cottage & Garage

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This is another post-war starter home, with the classic "cottage" roof.
The first example is the included cardstock version. The
second example is constructed with foam-core and finished with a spray texture paint to resemble stucco. The
plan includes a single car garage.

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Plan 1064 -
Rancher

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This 1960's rancher with attached carport was indicative of the increasing popularity of the family car. No longer was the car
relegated to a detached garage, (a carry-over from horse and buggy days), but it had it's own place in the family
home. Was it prestige, or convenience?

This model was constructed with foam core and finished with a heavy texture spray paint to
represent "California" stucco.

Plan 1090 - "Baby-Boomer's" 70's House

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Utility and function were two main criteria in the design of these 1970's style homes.
As children of the 1950's baby boom grew up to have children of their own, so grew the demand for affordable housing. The simplicity and versatility
of plans like these allowed builders to create subdivisions of similar homes, with enough individuality to suit the new homeowners. Often, a change
of roofline, or mirror image floor plan was enough to set a home apart from its neighbors.

Plan 1143 - the Jessel Farm House

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Back in the early 1900’s in rural Saskatchewan a house didn’t need extravagance or embellishments to be a home. For the typical farm family of the prairies,
the main priorities in life were practicality and functionality. Recycling is nothing new
either.
This house once sat in
Viscount, Saskatchewan, about 45 miles east of Saskatoon,
and was later moved to my grandparent’s homestead outside the town of Bruno, about 35 miles to the north.

This HO Scale model was
constructed with windows, doors, and scaled lumber from
Northeastern Scale Lumber Co.
The photo image version was constructed with 64 lb. cardstock and finished
using GNU image
software, (see tutorial).

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Fort Langley was the site of one of several Hudson's Bay trading Posts
established in the early 1800's to handle the fur trade between British Columbia and England. The area also became an important agricultural center. Grandma's house was
situated about a half mile from the Canadian Northern Railway station.

This is a Z Scale version using the N Scale
cardstock sheets printed at 75%. Garden Scale and 1:10 scale for
RC vehicles
available here.

Plan 1176 - Cottage

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The walls and roof panels of this example were constructed from foam core. The heavy
texture spray finish represents "California" stucco. Window choice and placement can significantly change the
appearance of this house, allowing multiple placements on the same layout.

This is a good first project for novice scale model builders, can
be customized, (three versions shown), and fits in with any layout.

Plan 1224
-Renfrew Street Cottage

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The community of Renfrew later became part of Vancouver, BC, and had one of the first roads in the city. It
became a popular residential area after WWII, with several homes of this classic style. This N Scale model
has a semi-closed front porch and the classic half hip roof style. Many of these homes are still in existence.
Some have been extensively remodeled, while others have maintained their original style.

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Plan 1408

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The original home was on the simple end of the Victorian style spectrum, and was designed for narrow city lots.
Sometimes, the bay windows on the front were cantilevered over the foundation, thereby bypassing the front-yard setback requirements and squeezing
an extra few square feet of living space out of a small lot. Similar examples of this home can be seen in the older sections of several American cities.

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Plan 1466 -
Victorian

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This two story home was inspired by a farmhouse in the prairies, and with it's wrap-around
veranda was typical of many of the era. With additional accents it can be customized as a Victorian
home. This example was constructed with milled basswood siding, balsa roof, and medium gray shingle
paper.

Scale model structures can be built from a variety of materials. This is a variation of Plan 1466 shown in white styrene plastic with
a balsa roof and dark green self-stick shingle paper from
Micro-Mark.

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You can also use your imagination to 'kit-bash' from multiple
plans to create a unique variation of one of our existing
models.

Save money by
building variations of the same structure for your layout from the same plan set.

Plan 1511 - Post-war Development

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To accommodate Canada's servicemen returning from duty in WWII, over 32,000 "Victory Homes" were built in cities
across the country. Two main criteria for these homes were affordability and efficiency of materials. The 1 1/2 story home filled
these requirements allowing an affordable home that could provide for future expansion by creating one or two more bedrooms in an
unfinished attic. These three houses are typical of many in post-war developments. The basic plans were similar, with minor
changes in order to create variety in adjacent homes.

Plan 1884 - Dr. Miller's House

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Miller's house was once a grand Victorian,
a monument and testament to the craftsmanship and architecture of the day. Over the years, a change in ownership and decline in care gave birth to
rumours of ghosts and evil spirits, to become the communities only "haunted house".

This model is in HO scale, and uses Micro Mark
roofing, siding and windows from Model Builder software, and
gingerbread trim from
Tichy
Train Group.

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Plan 2036

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Reproduced from photographs of a Traditional Colonial home in Georgia, this
HO scale building was constructed with foam core and finished with
self-sticking brick paper. With some modifications this plan could be used as a school or civic building.
Brick building paper and shingle paper available from
Micro-Mark.

Plan 2428 - 1900's Catalog House

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The Parker House is thought to be one of the many kit houses available by mail order in the early 1900's.
Although now showing signs of age and neglect, it was once a showpiece in what was then an upscale neighborhood in Vancouver, BC.
Unfortunately the days are numbered as this formerly elegant yet practical four bedroom two story home yields to higher density urban development.

Multi-family Homes:

Plan 890 - Gravesend Terrace House

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Terrace houses are thought to have originated in Great Britain in the later part of the 17th century, and continue to be popular for both practicality and affordability.
Just across and down the road from the Canal Tavern in Gravesend, northwest Kent, England, is this typical example of British rowhouses.

Being situated on the south bank of the Thames River,
Gravesend was closely tied to maritime history. The town also hosted terminals for both the Gravesend & Rochester Railway London, and the Chatham and Dover Railway.

Cardstock version is shown. Plan can be replicated to create apartment rows.

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Plan 998 - The Todman House

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The town of Grays is located in the county of Essex in eastern England. The town had it's roots in agriculture,
but the quantity of chalk pits in the area led to production of bricks and tiles.
My wife's ancestors, being involved in shipping, chose Grays as
their home, as the location on the Thames River made it a
natural choice for the industry.

This semi-detached family home is still standing near the corner of Moore Avenue and London Road just north
of what was originally the London, Tilbury and Southend railway line.

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In the late 1800's and early 1900's as the immigration population
of major American cities swelled, the demand for housing became evident. To satisfy this demand many single family homes were divided up to provide separate
multi-family accommodations. Eventually, purpose-built multi-family structures were constructed. New York, Chicago, and Detroit were some of the cities that saw the creation of tenement housing,
designed to house as many families as possible on the narrow 25 ft. city lots. During the late 1920's and 1930's many of these buildings were torn down to make way for larger,
improved versions. Some, such as this Detroit example, still remain.

This is the HO Scale included cardstock version
using aftermarket plastic stair and railing components. Plans
included for rooftop vents and water tank.

Plan 1798 - Baltimore "Painted Ladies"

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The term "Painted Ladies" refers to a collection of late 1800's Victorian and Edwardian style
houses in San Francisco that were painted three or more bright colors, strikingly different than the drab styles
of the day. The style was embraced by some, criticized by others, and had almost disappeared over the past century.
Artistic creativity and various community improvement projects have spurred a resurgence of interest and popularity
that has spanned the continent.

These examples represent
the
Charles Village community in Baltimore, Maryland.

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